POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints John
E. Bruno, Cynthia M. Clarke, Matthew N. Shea and
Eileen M. Smiley, and each of them singly as true and
lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of
them, to execute, on behalf of the undersigned, in
the capacity listed below, any and all statements or
reports under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the beneficial
ownership of reportable securities issued by Claymore
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, First Financial
Fund, Inc., High Yield Plus Fund, Inc., and Nuveen
Diversified Dividend and Income Fund including, without
limitation, all initial statements of beneficial
ownership on Form 3, all statements of changes of
beneficial ownership on Form 4 and all annual
statements of beneficial ownership on Form 5, and any
and all other documents that may be required, from
time to time, to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any exchange upon which such
Fund's are listed, to execute any and all amendments
or supplements to any such statements or forms, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and any exchange upon which
such Fund's are listed, granting to said attorney,
full power and authority to do so and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys or any of them may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his
or her hand on this 21st day of December 2007.




Signature:  /s/LUCIUS T. HILL, III
Name:       Lucius T. Hill, III
Title:      Senior Vice President, Partner and Fixed
            Income Portfolio Manager